Kate Dimond Fitzgerald, MD
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Overview
Dr. Kate D Fitzgerald is the Ruane Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute (CU/NYSPI). She is a child psychiatrist with clinical expertise in pediatric obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders.
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
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- CHP-NYU
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- Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
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- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA, 1992 Political Science, Amherst College
- MD, 2000 Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Internship: 2001 University of Michigan
- Residency: 2004 University of Michigan
- Fellowship: 2005 University of Michigan
Board Certifications
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Research
Dr. Fitzgerald's research is focused on developing better treatments to help kids. At CU/NYSPI, she is conducting research to elucidate developmentally sensitive mechanisms of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients at different ages. Dr. Fitzgerald's lab is also studying a novel intervention, Camp Kidpower, designed to increase brain-behavioral capacity for cognitive control to reduce early childhood anxiety. She has published extensively on these topics in general and child psychiatric journals. Her research has implicated alterations of neural substrate for task control in affected children, adolescents, and adults.
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For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov